10-18-2010, 09:26 PM
My husband has been out of work now for 17 months and we(mostly me) are getting really worried.
Back araound August 15 a former friend advisor and coworker at the old Comp. (We will call them AIG) called my husband and said he handed in My dh resume to a manager at his new Company MTG. The old friend is a VP at MTG so this was seen with some warryness. After a couple pf days THe immediate boos to my hisband at MTG and that mans boss both called for phone interviews, each going on over an hour. Then they asked my DH to talk to the person now doing the job in PA. This person would be working with DH for ~a year then we would have to move to colorodo. So DH arranges to talk to this guy on a bad, day at a bad time to try to get the ball rolling it had already been 2-3 weeks since the first talk of this position. So then we were going out of the country for 1 week, DH gets a call to come out yo colorodo for in person talks with boss and his boos. we set it up for just 2 days after we got back from Europe. He goes and has great meetings. He was supposed to meet with the PA guy Monday or Tuesday of the next week. No one gets back to us. Finally after much phone calls and e-mail we find out people have been out of the country or in Texas on business.
Finally on Friday Boss E-mails and days he wants to talk to hubby on Monday. It is set up for him to call. Then the guy from PA finally gets back to us and he wants hubby to drive to Philly Wed. so they can talk.
Today, no one calls no one e-mails and nothing is heard from anyone at MTG/
So at this point the phone interviews have been more then a month ago, the trip to Colorodo was close to a month ago and we still don't know if he has the job or not. I think MTG is just Yanking his chain and they can't get together and make a discision to save thier lives. I find the lack of follow up and the long breaks in communication to be rude and thoughtless.
So my main question is what is the maximum amount of time it is fair to string a person along about a job. Is there no common courtesy remaining in the business world.
I would really like to hear what those of you who do hiring think about this thing.:confused:
Back araound August 15 a former friend advisor and coworker at the old Comp. (We will call them AIG) called my husband and said he handed in My dh resume to a manager at his new Company MTG. The old friend is a VP at MTG so this was seen with some warryness. After a couple pf days THe immediate boos to my hisband at MTG and that mans boss both called for phone interviews, each going on over an hour. Then they asked my DH to talk to the person now doing the job in PA. This person would be working with DH for ~a year then we would have to move to colorodo. So DH arranges to talk to this guy on a bad, day at a bad time to try to get the ball rolling it had already been 2-3 weeks since the first talk of this position. So then we were going out of the country for 1 week, DH gets a call to come out yo colorodo for in person talks with boss and his boos. we set it up for just 2 days after we got back from Europe. He goes and has great meetings. He was supposed to meet with the PA guy Monday or Tuesday of the next week. No one gets back to us. Finally after much phone calls and e-mail we find out people have been out of the country or in Texas on business.
Finally on Friday Boss E-mails and days he wants to talk to hubby on Monday. It is set up for him to call. Then the guy from PA finally gets back to us and he wants hubby to drive to Philly Wed. so they can talk.
Today, no one calls no one e-mails and nothing is heard from anyone at MTG/
So at this point the phone interviews have been more then a month ago, the trip to Colorodo was close to a month ago and we still don't know if he has the job or not. I think MTG is just Yanking his chain and they can't get together and make a discision to save thier lives. I find the lack of follow up and the long breaks in communication to be rude and thoughtless.
So my main question is what is the maximum amount of time it is fair to string a person along about a job. Is there no common courtesy remaining in the business world.
I would really like to hear what those of you who do hiring think about this thing.:confused:
Linda
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
Now a retired substitute Teacher in NY, & SC
AA Liberal Studies TESC '08
BA in Natural Science/Mathematics TESC Sept '10
AAS Environmental safety and Security Technology TESC Dec '12
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
Now a retired substitute Teacher in NY, & SC
AA Liberal Studies TESC '08
BA in Natural Science/Mathematics TESC Sept '10
AAS Environmental safety and Security Technology TESC Dec '12
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